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Across
  1. 2. Limited the power of the king
  2. 4. Avoid tyranny; the majority can't be allowed to dictate or violate the rights of the minorities.
  3. 6. Government that only has those powers delegated to it by law, often through a written constitution.
  4. 10. Written in 1776, declared us independent of GB.
  5. 12. The governing body that declared us independent of GB
  6. 14. Wanted additional protections for people and states.
  7. 16. States slaves were to be counted as ⅗ of a person
  8. 19. Each branch has their individual roles and responsibilities
  9. 20. Established direct democracy, first form of self government in the U.S
  10. 21. Supported the constitution as is; no need for additional protections
  11. 22. The supreme law of the United States of America
  12. 23. Ensures one branch does not become too powerful.
  13. 24. Met between May and September of 1787 to address the problems of the weak central government that existed under the Articles of Confederation.
Down
  1. 1. Where we got some of our BOR from, gave us the idea of representative government
  2. 3. Showed the weakness of the Articles; armed rebellion regarding taxes.
  3. 5. Division of power among different levels of government
  4. 7. States no one is above the law
  5. 8. People directly vote for what they want
  6. 9. Rule by the people, consent of the governed
  7. 11. A compromise that stated the HOR= based off population and Senate= equal in proportion
  8. 13. War between Britain and France over territory in the Ohio River Valley
  9. 15. The nation’s first constitution; it failed due to giving the states too much power.
  10. 17. The power of the judicial branch to declare laws unconstitutional.
  11. 18. The first democratically elected legislative body in the U.S